Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Webinar Replay: Cleaning Up From 2020: Guidance for Disinfectant, Germ and Virus Killing Claims

Find the replay of our webinar Cleaning Up From 2020: Guidance for Disinfectant, Germ and Virus Killing Claims here . COVID-19 has brought a proliferation of products claiming to kill or otherwise inhibit viruses,…

FTC Files Complaint Alleging Mail Order Rule Violations

As the pandemic continues to turn consumers to online shopping, shoppers report increasing dissatisfaction with websites that advertise “Fast Shipping,” “2-Day Shipping,” or make similar representations about speedy…

Webinar Replay: Product and Earnings Claims in the Time of COVID-19

The replay of our recent webinar Product and Earnings Claims in the Time of COVID-19 is available here . The FTC has recently sent warning letters to hundreds of companies for allegedly falsely implying that products…

FTC Seeks Rule to Collect Civil Penalties for Made in USA Labeling Violations

Further to ongoing efforts to evaluate and regulate how companies advertise and label that their products are “ Made in the USA, ” last week the FTC issued a staff report and a proposed rule that would include the…

Supreme Court Issues Liu Decision on Disgorgement with Important Implications for Section 13(b)

The Supreme Court issued an 8 to 1 decision today in the highly-anticipated case of Liu v. SEC . The opinion, authored by Justice Sotomayor (with Justice Thomas dissenting), holds that “[a] disgorgement award that does…